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Archbishopric of Cologne


 

The Archbishopric of Cologne was one of the major ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. Cologne is the ancient Roman city of Colonia Agrippina. It became a free city in 1288 and the residence of the Archbishop was moved from Cologne Cathedral to Bonn. Its territories included a strip of territory along the Left Bank of the Rhine east of Jülich, as well as the Duchy of Westphalia on the other side of the Rhine, beyond Berg and Mark. The Archbishop was traditionally one of the Imperial Electors and the Archchancellor of Italy and Burgundy, technically from 1238 and permanently from 1263 until 1803.

Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne

Bishops of Colonia Agrippina, 88-784

Archbishops of Cologne, 784-1238

Archbishop-Electors of Cologne, 1238-1803

Modern Archbishops of Cologne, 1824-present

See also